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Week 2
Monday, Feb 16
Friday, Feb 20
Week 3
Mon Feb, 23
Unit test
Week 5
Wed Mar 11
Unit test
Week 6
Mar 16 to Mar 22
Week 7
Thurs April 2
Unit test
Week 10
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Course Textbook and Workbook: (available at the Columbia University Bookstore at 115th
and Broadway)
1. On Target 2 Intermediate (2nd edition). (2000). Longman.
2. On Target Workbook 2 (2nd edition). (2000). Longman.
We will cover units 9 12.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course students will be able to develop:
Listening and speaking skills through classroom participation, discussions, and oral
presentations
Reading comprehension skills through reading and interpreting texts on and from
everyday life sources
Writing skills
Grammar by focusing and practicing form, meaning, and use.
Course Requirements:
Unit tests 1, 2, 3: 15% each (45% total)
Final test: 30%
Attendance and Participation: 10%
Homework: 15%
Attendance Policy:
If a student misses 5 or more classes, s/he cannot pass the course.
If the student is late for 10 classes, s/he cannot pass the course.
Tests:
There will be three unit tests. Each test will be around 40 minutes long and will cover 1
unit. Please see the Approximate Schedule for dates.
There will be a final test in Week 10.
Grading:
A+/B+/C+/Fail/Repeat
W
Excellent
A+ 97 100%
A 94 96%
A- 90 93%
Good
B+ 87 89%
B 84 86%
B- 80 83%
Satisfactory
C+ 77 79%
C 73 76%
C- 70 72%
(pass)
Poor (no pass)
69% or Below
D 63 66%
D- 60 62%
Withdrawal (With permission from the teacher and the Director,
the student withdrew from the course due to extenuating
circumstances)
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APPROXIMATE
SCHEDULE
Week
Theme
Grammar
Listening and
Speaking
Reading and
Writing
Test Dates
1&2
Unit
9:
Home
Sweet
Home
Getting things
done;
Expressing
purpose
Listening to
confirm
predictions;
Writing: A
Descriptive
Pronunciation: /i/ Paragraph
versus /I/
Speaking: How
to
Asking for
clarification
and
clarifying
3&4
Unit 10:
Mysteries
of
Science
Speculating
About the
Past;
Expressing
Past Ability or
Missed
Opportunity;
Drawing
Logical
Conclusions
About the Past
Listening:
Tropical
Rain Forests
Recognizing
facts and
opinions;
Pronunciation:
Reducing Have
with Past Modals
Reading: Tricks of
Nature
Distinguishing
Between Facts and
Opinion
Test 2: Oct
Mar 11
Writing: Using
Formal Language
Speaking:
Influential People
Describing the
Opposite of Past
Reality
Unit 11:
Sadder but
Wiser
Using Past
Modals:
Advice,
Criticism, and
Regret;
Speculating
About the
Past: The
Third
Conditional
Listening: Job
Reading: See Ya!
Performance
Personalizing
Making inferences
Pronunciation:
Reducing Have
with Negative
Past
Modals
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Test 3: Apr 2
Writing: a Persuasive
Paragraph
Speaking:
Influential
People
Describing the
Opposite of Past
Reality
Speaking:
Influential
People
Describing the
Opposite of Past
Reality
8&9
Unit 12:
Wishful
Thinking
Wishing for
Changes to the
Present;
Wishing for
Changes to the
Past;
Wishing for
Changes to the
Future
Listening: Share a
Wish
Recognizing
Speakers Roles
Reading: UNICEF
Working for a Better
World Outlining a
Text
Pronunciation:
Saying Content
Words Together
Writing: A Persuasive
Letter
Speaking: A Wish
Evaluating and
Justifying
10
Revision and Final Exam
Final Exam:
Apr 20 or 22
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Program Policies:
The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities.
Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with
Disabilities (OASID) for information about registering with the office. You can reach OASID by
email at oasid@tc.columbia.edu, stop by 163 Thorndike Hall or call 212-678-3689. Services are
available only to students who are registered and submit appropriate documentation. As your
instructor, I am happy to discuss specific needs with you as well.
It is the policy of Teachers College to respect its members observance of their major religious
holidays. Students should notify instructors at the beginning of the semester about their wishes to
observe holidays on days when class sessions are scheduled. Where academic scheduling conflicts
prove unavoidable, no student will be penalized for absence due to religious reasons, and
alternative means will be sought for satisfying the academic requirements involved. If a suitable
arrangement cannot be worked out between the student and the instructor, students and instructors
should consult the Program Director. If an additional appeal is needed, it may be taken to the
Provost.